JEE PHYSICS MCQ: NUCLEI

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{M_0}

is the mass of an oxygen isotope

_8{\mathrm{O}^{17}}

{M_p}\,\,and\,\,{M_n}

are the masses of a proton and a neutron, respectively, the nuclear binding energy of the isotope is

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Correct option: B

\left( {{M_o}-8{M_p} - 9{M_n}} \right){c^2}

The correct answer is B because the nuclear binding energy is the difference between the mass of the individual nucleons and the mass of the nucleus, multiplied by c².

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